CALGARY – Police have laid charges against a fourth man, in connection to a deadly downtown stabbing last month.
18-year-old Lukas Strasser-Hird was killed in a violent altercation between two groups in a Beltline alley on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
On Thursday, police arrested 20-year-old Assmar Ryiad Shlah, charging him with second-degree murder.
Strasser-Hird and his friends had become involved in a flight outside Vinyl nightclub just before his death. Bar staff separated the two groups, ushering Strasser-Hird and his associates to the back door to let them leave safely.
However, the two groups met again in the alley, sparking a second fight.
Police found Strasser-Hird suffering from life-threatening injuries in the 200 block of 10 Avenue S.W. around 2:45 a.m. He was rushed to hospital where he later died.
Police had already charged three people with Strasser-Hird’s death
18-year-old Nathan Gervais is charged with first-degree murder.
19-year-old Franz Emir Cabrera and 20-year-old Joch Pouk are both charged with second-degree murder.
Police say more charges are expected.
Investigators believe that some onlookers may have used their cellphones to take photographs or record video of the altercations, and are asking anyone who did to send it to them.
Any videos can be sent to a special email address that has been established for this investigation at homicidetips@calgarypolice.ca.
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